Fresh impulses

The four new trend worlds build upon Schattdecor's current trend concept Freiraum and at the same time reflect fresh impulses and trend movements, as seen at the Milan Furniture Fair in the spring.

The influence of the 1970s is characteristic of designs that are delicate, elegant, and yet expressionistic. A true battle of materials. The most diverse interpretations and layouts are made of glass, metal, stone, and wood. One aspect unites them all: their exclusivity in an expansive effect with striking recognition.

Light colors, balanced wood grains, and homogeneous surface designs: Inspired by the “Japandi” style, this is a world that has a calming effect on its inhabitants thanks to minimalist designs, shapes, and colors. Defined, “Crafted Simplicity” means natural craftmanship.

The focus is on materials and how they are shaped and processed manually, naturally, as if handmade. Decors such as Fionn or Clay translate this idea of authentic materiality.

The Fionn decor is a handcrafted homage to carved wood (softer edged horizontal lamellas). This style is characterized by decors in natural simple colors, subtle oak structures such as the highlight of this living trend, Sardes Oak, and artistic handcrafted designs in natural tones. The Clay decor picks up on the trend for fine but rough concrete looks, in this case created using a clay structure and surface effect.

The influence of Brutalist architecture is celebrating its comeback: bold, massive, and simple shapes and lines. This trend is finding its way back into people's living environments with new designs. In terms of interior design, it is reflected in massive furnishings such as over-sized couches or tables - the shapes are modular and minimalist, less detailed and more compact - in terms of decor it is mirrored in the raw and exposed essence of the material.

It's all about architecturally dissolved forms, broad elements: raw structures – unadulterated, genuine, durable. Large-scale travertine decors such as Colosseo or the Sonata decor, a metallic, brushed surface, are at home in this trend world.

The emerging trend that confirms the concept of Freiraum, with its natural trend influences, is called Green Aesthetics. The color green has prevailed. It is often combined with natural oak decors such as Eurasia Oak, which is following the trend for a new 2.0 rustic style in Europe.

It's all about tranquil designs and homogeneous decors. The aim to create a certain longevity in the design world has arrived: Sustainability means more than just using the color green. The evolution toward using materials beyond wood and stone is upon us. Experimentation with a wider variety of natural elements has begun. 

For this reason, Zostera is a pioneer in its development. The Terrak decor is also an expressive pioneer: a wood terrazzo that features the beauty of end cut wood and dramatically shows off the woodgrain of recycled chips in newly imagined combinations. This is the beginning of the use of new materials in an innovative way.